What Do I Have To Do

The speaker is trying to convince someone that her love is real. She rejects the idea that her feelings are useless or wrong, and says this person makes her behave passionately and unpredictably. Yet the repeated questions suggest that her declarations have not persuaded the other person. The mood is earnest and yearning, with growing frustration beneath the confident insistence.

“Love’s always been my excuse” suggests that love explains or justifies her actions, while “my heart is my alibi” treats her feelings like evidence in her defense. The phrase “get the message through” means make someone understand, not simply deliver words. There is also a striking contrast between holding the loved one “tight” at night in her thoughts and never being together in bed: desire feels vivid in imagination but remains unrealized in physical life.

The lyrics do not explain why the other person doubts her, or whether the relationship is distant, unreturned, or simply difficult to express. Her repeated promise to prove her love may sound devoted, but it can also feel anxious, as if saying the same thing again cannot solve the problem. The song leaves open whether stronger proof is possible—or whether the other person is unwilling to believe her.